Extremely bitter. My friends see it, and they tell me "At least you know where to direct the bitterness, and don't take it out on the guys lesser in rank". I've been in my pay grade for 20 months now. My MOS has one of the highest scores to pick up in the entire Corps, last Feb though it was near the lowest. The worst part is that with my cutting score I have now is higher than what some of those guys had when they were pinned Cpl. So when I pick up there are going to be Marines like me who are salty, and then some troops who will have a just making score and be the NCO's I can't stand now. Vicious cycle. The least they could do is not make me paranoid about hooking up with a highschool senior.